[dropcap size=small]W[/dropcap]illiam DeHart Hubbard was the first African American in Olympic history to win an individual gold medal,...
“I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted...
Ernest Fredric “Ernie” Morrison was the first Black child movie star. Morrison, who performed under the stage name Sunshine Sammy, was most famous as one of the Dead End Kids/East Side...
William Augustus Hinton was the first Black professor at Harvard Medical School and the first African American to...
[dropcap size=small]T[/dropcap] heodore K. Lawless was an internationally known African-American dermatologist, philanthropist, and medical pioneer. Dr. Lawless was...
Charles Alston (November 28, 1907 – April 27, 1977) was an African-American Harlem Renaissance artist who created vital representations of black experiences and figures during the middle of the 20th century...
Ranavalona III was the last reigning monarch of the Kingdom of Madagascar. She ruled from July 30, 1883,...
Ann Cole Lowe was the first African American to become a noted fashion designer. Lowe’s one-of-a-kind designs were...
Jean-Michel Basquiat, known for his raw gestural style of painting with graffiti-like images and scrawled text, was the African American artist who emerged from the “Punk” scene in New York and...
Carter G. Woodson, known as The Father of Black History, was the African American historian who first opened...
Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., born on December 18, 1912, in Washington, D.C., was a pioneering pilot, officer, and...
Ossie Davis was one of the most recognized and influential African American performers and activists of the late twentieth century. The acclaimed actor, director, producer, screenwriter, playwright and civil rights activist,...
Meserette Kentake, founder of Kentake Page, was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, and is of Yoruba descent (mtDNA). Now based in London, she holds a BSc in Counselling Psychology but is most passionate about…
